Atrial fibrillation ablation beyond pulmonary veins: The role of left atrial appendage
The role of pulmonary vein isolation in patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) is only modest. Several studies have demonstrated the role of the left atrial appendage (LAA) in initiating and maintaining of this arrhythmia. We review in this article the incremental benefit in free-arrh...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217420491730363X |